House Committee on Appropriations 75th Legislature February 24, 1997 8:00 am Capitol Extension, E1.030 Pursuant to a notice posted on February 06, 1997, the House Committee on Appropriations met in a public hearing and was called to order by the Chair, Representative Robert Junell at 8:07 am. The roll was answered as follows: Present: Representatives Junell; Delisi; Averitt; Coleman; Cuellar; Davis; Finnell; Haggerty; Heflin; Hernandez; Hochberg; Kubiak; Mowery; Pitts; Price; Raymond; Tillery; Turner, Sylvester; Walker; West, George "Buddy" (20). Absent: Representatives Eiland; Gallego; Glaze; Greenberg; Hinojosa; Moreno; Swinford (7). A quorum was present. Aerospace Commission Testimony was taken. See witness list. (Representatives Eiland and Hinojosa now present) (Representatives Moreno and Swinford now present) (Representatives Glaze and Greenberg now present) Representative Heflin moves to adopt the LBB budget as amended. Add 1.5 FTE's with no additional funding. Add an ED position with no additional funding. Add a rider for UB. The motion was adopted. ARTICLE III - EDUCATION Higher Education Coordinating Board Testimony was taken. See witness list. (Representative Gallego now present) Representative Cuellar moves to adopt the LBB budget as amended. Change selected performance measures. Change the name of strategy C.1.3. Increase strategy E.1.2 by $2,170 in FY 1998 and $5,105 in FY 1999. Decrease strategy C.Y.I. by $2,170 in FY 1998 and $5,105 in FY 1999. Amend rider numbers 2, 12, 14, 17, 18, 19 and add new rider numbers 1, 2, 3, and 4. Left 1